Karen Elizabeth Bush
What do you get when you mix five friends,
What happens
The answer is to be found in The Cornerstone,
When their beloved old school building Discovery leads to discovery. The respect they've earned from adults in the community makes it possible for the children to join archaeologists in exploration of an Indian burial ground. Parents let them adopt a rather special stray cat, and they find that their new-found friend, Miss Miriam, has an unusual connection with an old-West gunslinger.
As the small town of Hendersonville
About the Author
Karen Elizabeth Bush is a former teacher who is now an account executive, consultant, and technical writer.
a pile of rubble where an old school once stood,
a century-old treasure hunt,
and a whole summer in which to unlock a mystery?
when you add a little touch
of the old West for seasoning,
and, for good measure,
toss in a stray cat with an attitude?
in which Karen Elizabeth Bush
draws on her knowledge of
children and history
to create a tale of exploration and adventure
sure to appeal to the whole family.
is demolished,
Georgeanna Vitale, Beth-Ann "Pickle" Dillman, Stacey Standish, Mike Blaine, and Todd Andrews
are drawn irresistibly to the scene of destruction.
There, they begin their summer-long adventure
with the discovery of a time capsule
sealed in the school's cornerstone over a century before.
Aided and abetted by elderly Miss Miriam Hepworth,
the children soon are off
on the trail of a mysterious message
left for them by children a hundred years ago.
The age-old lure of buried treasure
is made even richer by the friends they make
as they puzzle out clues almost erased by time.
discloses its history to the determined investigators,
adults and children alike
find that loyalty and patience bring rewards of further adventure,
and the next fascinating story is waiting just around the corner.
By the time the summer is over,
the five explorers have made
the town aware of a part of its heritage
that might otherwise have gone unnoticed,
and they have provided their new modern school
with a vital link to the people
who built the venerable old building that preceded it.
She is the author of "Sally's Morgan,"
a short story published in
Morgan Horse Magazine.
A self-described animal lover,
she owns her own Morgan,
as well as a German Shepherd and two Siamese cats.
Her other interests include
music, antiques, and handcrafting Colonial braided rugs.
As readers may surmise from reading The Cornerstone,
Miss Bush is fascinated by history.
She is also an avid fan of traditional baseball,
especially of the earlier days of the Detroit Tigers.
She earned her undergraduate degree
at Central Michigan University
and a master's degree in theater history at Michigan State University.
A Michigan native,
Miss Bush currently resides in Rochester.
